Thursday, January 28, 2010

Good Job Casey!

Approximately 240 hours of studying and 6 hours of test taking later...

Casey has successfully passed his first CFA exam!!!!! Great Job Casey!!! Henry and I are very proud of you.

For those of you like me out there that don't know a whole lot about financial stuff, CFA is a designation that stands for Chartered Financial Analyst. To get this designation you have to pass 3 REALLY hard tests (typically only 40% of the people pass). So now that Casey has successfully completed the first one he will probably be moving on to the next.

Just wanted to share the good news!

Monday, January 25, 2010

MMMM Bone!

It's only been a day and Henry has learned so much! He plays fetch now (he even runs back with the ball...after pouncing on it) and he learned how to run up and down the stairs --- looks like a gate is in order. He also got this super sweet bone. Thanks Lynden and Britta! It is definitely his favorite.
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Saturday, January 23, 2010

O Henry!

The Plante household has a new member - Henry! Henry is a lab/Australian shepherd mix, and has been having tons of fun at the Plante house. Here's a few of his favorite things to do:


Being a puppy, he loves to sleep. Usually it's in two hour increments. Sometimes he just lays down where he's playing and falls asleep. Here Megan is taking advantage of his warmth as she takes a nap herself (she ran the Securian 5k this morning - nice job!). He also likes to lay on the couch to take a nap - here's a not so normal position:


His favorite places to play are usually under furniture - the couch is fun, but so is the bed. If he's downstairs, his favorite place is under the coffee table:













He's had lots of new experiences - it's been a packed first two days. Megan and I picked him up from the Humane Society of Barron County, Wisconsin on Friday afternoon. He sat very peacefully in Megan's lap the whole ride home and got a good nap in. He's found a couple fun chew toys to play with - being a puppy, he likes to nip with his very sharp puppy teeth - he also likes to try to herd us around the house - very bossy! If you've been to our house, you know that our bedroom closets have mirrors on them - which sure makes it seem like there is another puppy in the house - at least to Henry. His first experience with Henry 2 was to give him a big, tackling hug! Even though there has been rain the last couple of days, Henry has had lots of fun in the snow. Being a 10 pound puppy, he can dive into the snow and have a great time.

He's doing pretty well with learning that puppies should go to the bathroom outside. I'd say we're at 75%. He sleeps in his crate at night, and his first night was a successful one - only once did he whine, which was for a bathroom break.

That's all for now! We'll leave you with one last cute picture and video - no one can resist his studly looks!